Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Rhinelander, WI ranks #9,496 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 215 patents from 60 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rhinelander, WI include Agrigenics, PepsiCo, John Deere. That works out to 25.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 60 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steve J. Plehn Agrigenics 43
2 Robert W. Hoopes PepsiCo 29
3 Rick Wendell Bajema PepsiCo 16
#4 Carl S. Silbernagel John Deere 12
#5 Brian K. Clark Bulk Handling Systems 9
#6 Steven H. Marquardt Unknown 7
#6 Richard Briesemeister Oxbo International 7
#8 Thomas R. Trochlil Wausau Paper 6
#9 Elise M. Strobach MIT 5
#10 Bruce E. Haissig USDA 4
#10 Ernest Kalve 4
#10 Brent J. Hanson Polaris Industries 4
#13 James L. Otto Waukesha Bearings 3
#13 Richard Jenkins Grumman Aerospace 3
#13 William Frasier Depuy Spine 3
#13 Thomas J. Umlauf 3
#17 Leonard E. Gescheidle Tecumseh Products 2
#17 Joseph O. Duchac 2
#17 Rodney Gebert 2
#17 William L. Kopecko 2
#17 Timothy C. Stolar 2
#17 Matt Huston 2
#17 Mathew J. Osenga 2
#17 Roger Olson 2
#17 Myron L. McCone 2
#17 Palmer C. Alvermann 2
#17 Bernard S. Paulson 2
#17 Robert W. Madderom 2
#17 Matthew T. Huston 2
#30 Russel A. Van Brakel 1
#30 Kenneth A. Dumar 1
#30 Daniel Schnorr 1
#30 Jeffrey Lee Stoxen Yamaha Motor 1
#30 Leonard S. Bessa 1
#30 Bryn Briesemeister Oxbo International 1
#30 Rita Slager 1
#30 Dana R. Morton Wausau Paper Mills 1
#30 Jeffrey F. Derosier Sealstrip 1
#30 Daniel A. Netzer USDA 1
#30 George E. Paris 1
#30 James S. Tucci 1
#30 Cary N. Bever Classic Fishing Products 1
#30 Theodore Schonebaum 1
#30 Dennis Ruben Nitzel, Sr. Recot 1
#30 Todd Steven Perigo, Sr. 1
#30 Mitch Thorsen 1
#30 Jouni Viitikka Ponsse Oyj 1
#30 Stacy Wagler Ponsse Oyj 1
#30 Nancy Brekke-Jones 1
#30 Charles H. Michler The United States Of America, As Represented By The Secretary Of The Agriculture 1

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